Every effort would be made to extend help to the family of West Bengal native Nasir Hussain who died on Thursday after falling into a 15-metre-deep burning pit at a plywood factory at Odakkaly in Perumbavoor, said Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Friday.
Hussain, who joined work as security guard four days ago, died while trying to douse the fire, the second at the factory in a month. It took much effort to extricate the body.
Mr. Sivankutty said the District Labour Officer (Enforcement) would take steps, along with the factory owner, to ferry his body to his hometown. Compensation will be made available to his family members under provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Another ₹2 lakh would be provided to the family under the Inter-State Migrant Workers Welfare Scheme, 2010, he added.
